온라인 커뮤니티 교환구조, 결속력, 교환혜택에 관한 연구

국문 초록 (Abstract)

온라인 커뮤니티에서 교환구조가 커뮤니티 결속력에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구는 매우 드물다. 더욱이 이 연구들은 서로 상충된 연구결과를 보고하고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 연구결과를 재조명하기 위해 사회적 교환이론에 근거하여 커뮤니티 내 교환구조를 직접적 및 일반적 교환구조로 분류하고, 일반적 교환구조의 결정요인으로 지식의 분산도를 포함하였다. 그리고 상충된 연구결과를 설명하기 위해 교환혜택을 조절변수로 도입하였다.
본 연구는 네이버에서 활동하는 380개의 온라인 커뮤니티에서 데이터를 수집하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 지식의 분산도는 일반적 교환구조를 촉진하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 직접적, 일반적 교환구조 모두 커뮤니티 결속력에 긍정적 영향을 미치나, 이 관계는 교환혜택의 수준에 따라 조절되는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 교환혜택이 높은 그룹에서는 일반적 교환구조가 직접적 교환구조보다 커뮤니티 결속력에 미치는 영향이 더 큰 반면, 교환혜택이 낮은 그룹에서는 두 교환구조의 영향력 사이에 통계적으로 유의미한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Only a few studies investigated the relationship between exchange structure and solidarity in online communities and even reported conflicting results. This study attempts to shed lights on this relationship by introducing a moderating variable, i.e., exchange benefits, based on the social exchange theory. Also, distributed knowledge is considered as a determinant of exchange structure.
The results of a field study from 380 online communities show that both direct and generalized exchange structures have positive effects on community solidarity, but their effects vary depending on the level of exchange benefits. When exchange benefits are high, generalized exchange influences community solidarity more than direct exchange does, whereas at a low level of benefits there are no significant differences between the two exchange structures. Also distributed knowledge turns out to be a significant influencer of generalized exchange.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 요약
• Abstract
• I. 서론
• II. 이론적 배경
• III. 연구 모형 및 가설 개발
• IV. 연구 방법론
• V. 데이터 분석 및 결과
• VI. 결론
• 참고문헌

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